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Meng Huo

Nanzhong leader who submitted after Zhuge Liang's southern campaign of 225 and later served Shu Han as vice censor

Also known as Southern Leader Meng · Censor Meng Huo

Meng Huo was a leader in the Nanzhong region. The main text of the Sanguozhi has no biography of him; he appears in the Chronicle of Huayang, the Han-Jin Chunqiu and other works, and the story of his seven captures and seven releases is told in Pei Songzhi's commentary and the Zizhi Tongjian. After Zhuge Liang's southern campaign pacified Nanzhong in 225, Meng Huo submitted and later served Shu Han as vice censor. Figures such as Lady Zhurong and Meng You come mainly from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

Life and times

  1. 185 CEBornHanThree Kingdoms
  2. 225Zhuge Liang Southern CampaignTook partWinning hearts through seven captures of Meng Huo, integrating the Southwest into the imperial fold.
    1. Zhuge Liang Pacifies NanzhongChancellor Zhuge Liang led the southern expedition across the Jinsha River, winning hearts and minds through the strategic reconciliation of local tribes.
  3. 245 CEDied

Connections

  1. Shared events2
    1. Liu Bei161 CE–223 CE
    2. Ma Su190 CE–228 CE
  2. Interactions1
    1. Zhuge LiangPolitical: Captured and released seven times · 181 CE–234 CEZhuge Liang Pacifies Nanzhong